Who's strong and bra--what war?

[stephrogers]

Stephanie Barnes hummed to herself as she made her way home from the grocery store. It was nice that Bucky had to go to a conference for a little bit, it let her catch up on things like the cleaning and the shopping, her paintings. What a wonderfully normal day.

She greeted their neighbors as she passed by with a smile. She actually was healthier now as an adult than she was as a child.

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[msrogers.livejournal.com]

Steph wasn't buying it this time. "You know you look a lot like Bucky's sister. Are you sure you're not in any relation to Rebecca Barnes?"

[their-dream.livejournal.com]

Of course she was. She was her aunt. "Nope."

[msrogers.livejournal.com]

:You should meet her, then. You're a dead ringer for her. Oh I wish Bucky were home, maybe he would be able to tell better than I can."

[their-dream.livejournal.com]

"Maybe one day I will..." This was still all so surreal. "So what do you do?"

[msrogers.livejournal.com]

"Me? Oh I teach art at the local school to kids," Steph beamed. "So I've got my own studio here. My honey used the spare room to turn it into a place for me to paint. But my best stuff is when I'm in the living room and I could just jump up and paint if the inspiration strikes."

[their-dream.livejournal.com]

"I'd love to see it..."

[msrogers.livejournal.com]

"Soon as dinner's all cooked up, I can show you. I went to art school and it just made all the difference."

[their-dream.livejournal.com]

"I have absolutely no artistic talent. Stick people and Q cats are as far as I go..."

[msrogers.livejournal.com]

"Oh now, I don't believe that. Maybe I could help you a little after dinner. Drawing's one of the easiest things ever," she smiled.

[their-dream.livejournal.com]

"That would be great. But just remember...I warned you." No, really, Steph. Sad as it may be...art is not your daughter's strong point.

[msrogers.livejournal.com]

If the girl looked closely, she might see pink baby booties poking out of aone shopping bag.

[their-dream.livejournal.com]

Oh she looked and now she's freaking out. Cause she can't...isn't there some big no no law about two of the same person being in the same place. "A...are you pregnant?"

[msrogers.livejournal.com]

"Hmm?" she looks over and blushes. "Oh no. I just...well, I kind of wanted a kid around for a while and Bucky....I can tell he wants to be a dad too but needs a little bit of motivation sometimes."

[their-dream.livejournal.com]

"And you're hoping the little pink shoes will provide the motivation he needs?"

[msrogers.livejournal.com]

She gave a small smile and put the booties back in the bag. "Well, maybe."

[their-dream.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure they'll do the trick." She wanted to tell her that they were going to be great parents. Cause they were. Sarah loved her parents. More than anything.

[msrogers.livejournal.com]

Once supper finished, Steph plated two portions for them. "Would you like something to drink? Pop? Water? Milk?"

[their-dream.livejournal.com]

"Pop would be great." She was about to add a 'diet if possible' when she realized there was probably no diet soda in the 1950s. Oh the horror.

[msrogers.livejournal.com]

"I know Bucky worries about my health. But we could adopt." She reached and opened up a bottle for her guest.

[their-dream.livejournal.com]

"Your health?" She sometimes forgets how sick her mother used to be...especially since she never experienced it first hand.

[msrogers.livejournal.com]

"I get sick pretty often," she explained sheepishly.

[their-dream.livejournal.com]

"Oh? Are you...are you okay?"

[msrogers.livejournal.com]

Steph picked at her food a little. "I'm fine now, I think. I just have asthma. And come cold season, I get colds real easily. But I"m sure I can handle having a kid."